Western backpackers travelling in increasing numbers into the jungle to take traditional drug administered by shamans
A group of backpackers have gathered around the bar in a hostel in Bogotá to discuss their next adventure. Some are heading to the Caribbean coast to soak up the sun. Others are drawn to the idyllic villages in Colombia’s coffee region. But an intrepid few want to venture further from the beaten track.
In recent years a growing number of tourists have taken trips into the jungle to take ayahuasca, a strong hallucinogenic plant-cocktail long revered by remote indigenous faith healers. The drug, also known as yagé, has drawn people from around the world, who contract tribal shamans to administer the ceremonial potion, in the hope of experiencing a spiritual awakening.
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